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William Wilberforce
Contributed by John Bright on Feb 16, 2025 (message contributor)
One example of living for Christ in the midst of suffering is William Wilberforce (1759 – 1833). There is a wonderful movie about him that came out in 2006 – “Amazing Grace.” You can watch is for free on Youtube.
The movie opens in the year 1797 with Wilberforce suffering and feeling very defeated. He had come to be in Parliament 15 years earlier and had introduced a bill to abolish the British slave trade. It was defeated and Wilberforce was slandered and made a social outcast. Why was it defeated? Follow the money - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc92xnb/revision/1
It will not be until 1807 that he is able to introduce a bill that passes. Wilberforce suffered for doing what was right just like Jesus.
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